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Farringford Legal - Your Growth Partner

Farringford Legal specialises in working with ambitious, high-growth businesses and entrepreneurs. Whether you’re starting out or scaling up, they will guide you through every stage of your business journey with practical, clear, and cost-effective legal advice.

Their services include:

  • Commercial & corporate advice
  • Contract law
  • Employment law
  • Data protection & compliance
  • IP law
  • AI integration

Farringford Legal works with a wide variety of clients, all of which have one thing in common. They are SMEs with strong growth ambitions. Their experience spans a variety of industries including:

  • Tech & AI
  • Marketing & research
  • Health & wellbeing

The legal team at Farringford Legal all have Magic Circle experience and approach their clients with a strong foundation of understanding and empathy having all either owned or run small businesses themselves. It makes them perfectly placed to understand the challenges faced by SME owners.

Excellence in M&A

M&A clients trust Farringford Legal to ensure deals are completed in a timely fashion and in their best interests. The legal team is supported by experts in tax, data protection and human resources which allow them to offer a full service to clients.

"A huge thank you to Farringford for their efficient and professional services to achieve a tight timeframe that was set. It was a smooth experience with the desired outcome and I am very grateful for the "out of hours" communications and work."

Clients (17)

  • Decant Group
  • JJ Club
  • Tugela People
  • Poppy's Funerals
  • Aira
  • Earth Active
  • The Forge
  • CV Wallet
  • Assured Data
  • Ridgeback Consulting Ltd
  • Passenger Clothing
  • Excelsior Land
  • Flake Bake
  • Calder & Co
  • Heist Studios
  • Studio 104
  • LKA Chartered Accountants

Industries (7)

  • Technology
  • Market Research
  • Charity
  • Business Services
  • F&B
  • Building & construction
  • Retail

Chambers Review

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SME-focused Firms - UK-wide

Band 1

What the Team is Known For

Farringford Legal specialises in the representation of SME clients, particularly in high growth areas such as technology and e-commerce. The firm provides a highly tailored service addressing an array of business critical issues for small and medium-sized companies, including commercial, corporate and financial transactions in addition to employment issues, IP and data protection. Alongside its legal expertise, the firm can provide clients with complementary advice from HR, data protection and tax advisers, and also has a trade mark attorney as part of its fast-growing team. Clients can further benefit from Farringford's SME Network, which brings together a whole host of service providers that can offer specialist support to businesses.

Notable practitioners

Sarah-Jane Butler is a key contact.

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Work Highlights

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  • Farringford Legal advised Heist Studios, a high-growth business in the fashion-tech space, on multiple fundraising rounds. This included amendments to rights attached to existing debt and equity instruments, the introduction of a new debt instrument and participation from both new and existing venture capital investors.

Strengths

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  • With Farringford, everyone gets the Rolls-Royce service. They always find a way to support us and articulate complex situations.

    SME-focused Firms respondentUK

  • Farringford offers elevated levels of service and advice. I find that they are always available and go above and beyond to help. Their support and advice has been invaluable.

    SME-focused Firms respondentUK

  • Farringford Legal have an excellent skill set and are an absolute pleasure to work with. I know I am getting the very best advice.

    SME-focused Firms respondentUK

  • They hit the balance for SMEs perfectly. The team have huge experience and are really timely as well.

    SME-focused Firms respondentUK

  • Farringford are able to cover a wide range of specialisms and topics. They are approachable and explain things in a way that is easy to understand. Having them fighting our corner has been invaluable.

    SME-focused Firms respondentUK

Members

Provided by Farringford Legal

  • Sarah-Jane Butler

  • Nick Butler

  • Andrew Wingfield

  • Janet Turner KC

  • Milan Zala

  • Belinda Sullivan

  • Jon Pham

  • Eleanor Trunkfield

  • Scarlett Travers

  • Kaoruko Shirasaki

  • Bernie Hung

  • Alexandra Williams

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